2016 BBC Audio Drama Awards nominations

Russell Beale, Molina and Hurt are nominated for best actor in an audio drama, opposite Roger Allam, Anton Lesser, David Benson and Nico Mirallegro.

McCrory is up for best actress in an audio drama, alongside Monica Dolan, Eve Myles, Sorcha Cusack, Sue Johnston and Susan Wokoma.

Other nominations include Mark Strong, Neil Maskell and Jane Horrocks who are nominated in the best supporting category and Phoebe Fox for best debut performance.

The BBC Audio Drama Awards were established in 2012 to pay tribute to the cultural importance of audio drama, on air and online, and are intended to give recognition to the actors, writers, producers, sound designers and others who work in the genre.

The awards are judged by experts from across the industry, including Dame Harriet Walter, Andrew Davies and Fiona Shaw.

The 2016 BBC Audio Drama Awards will take place on January 31 2016 at Broadcasting House in London.

The nominees in full are:Best actress in an audio drama Eve Myles in Frank and the Bear Helen McCrory in The Pumpkin Eater Monica Dolan in Vincent in Brixton Sorcha Cusack in Juno and the Paycock Sue Johnston in Love in Recovery Susan Wokoma in Cuttin’ It

Best online only audio drama Dark Shadows: Bloodlust, by Big Finish Hood: King’s Command, by Spiteful Puppet Entertainment Ltd Survivors: The Hunted, by Big Finish The Judgement of Sherlock Holmes, by Big Finish The Kindness of Time, by Rosie Boulton The Omega Factor: The Old Gods, by Big Finish

Best audio drama adaptation A Place of Greater Safety, by Hilary Mantel, dramatised by Melissa Murray Between the Ears: Mr Rainbow, dramatised by Sebastian Baczkiewicz King Charles III, by Mike Bartlett The Last Days of Troy, dramatised from Homer by Simon Armitage The Master and Margarita, by Mikhail Bulgakov, dramatised by Lucy Catherine The Sea, the Sea, by Iris Murdoch, dramatised by Robin Brooks The Song of Hiawatha, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, adapted and produced by Pauline Harris

Best actor in an audio drama Alfred Molina in A View from the Bridge Anton Lesser in Vampyre Man David Benson in Frankie Takes a Trip John Hurt in Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell Nico Mirallegro in Orpheus and Eurydice Roger Allam in Cabin Pressure – Finale (Zurich) Simon Russell Beale in Dead Girls Tell No Tales

Best scripted comedy drama Cabin Pressure – Finale (Zurich), by John Finnemore Dot, by Ed Harris In and Out of the Kitchen, by Justin Edwards John Finnemore’s Double Acts – A Flock of Tigers, by John Finnemore The Dad Who Fell to Earth, by Toby Hadoke The Man Who Wore Sanitary Pads, by Jon Sen

Best audio drama (series or serial) A Fine Balance, by Rohinton Mistry, dramatised by Ayeesha Menon and Kewel Karim Children in Need: D for Dexter, by Amanda Whittington Good Omens, by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman Home Front, by Katie Hims, Sarah Daniels, Shaun McKenna Undercover Mumbai, by Ayeesha Menon War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy, dramatised by Timberlake Wertenbaker

Best supporting actor or actress in an audio drama Anton Lesser in The Master and Margarita Billy Kennedy in Home Front Jane Horrocks in Shakespeare’s Fire Mark Strong in Unmade Movies: Harold Pinter’s Victory Neil Maskell in Monster Susan Wokoma in Three Strong Women

Best debut performance in an audio drama Eleanor Tomlinson in Dead Girls Tell No Tales Farshid Rokey in The Boy from Aleppo Who Painted the War Karen Bartke in My Name Is… Melissa Benoist in A View from the Bridge Phoebe Fox in War and Peace Richard Hawley in Monster